South Carolina § 24-3-570 Disposition of body.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 24-3-570 — Disposition of body.

South Carolina·Title 24 CORRECTIONS, JAILS, PROBATIONS, PAROLES AND PARDONS·Ch. 3 STATE PRISON SYSTEM

The body of the person executed must be delivered to his relatives. If no claim is made by relatives for the body, it must be disposed of in the same manner as bodies of inmates who die in the state prison system. If the nearest relatives of a person executed desire that the body be transported to the person's former home, the expenses for this transportation must be paid by the state prison system.

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The body of the person executed must be delivered to his relatives. If no claim is made by relatives for the body, it must be disposed of in the same manner as bodies of inmates who die in the state prison system. If the nearest relatives of a person executed desire that the body be transported to the person's former home, the expenses for this transportation must be paid by the state prison system.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 55-377; 1952 Code SECTION 55-377; 1942 Code SECTION 1991; 1932 Code SECTION 1991; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 975; 1912 (27) 702; 2010 Act No. 237, SECTION 28, eff June 11, 2010. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.